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The finalists for the 2nd British Sikh Awards 2023 are announced

Image by Oceanic Consulting Three hundred of the most remarkable British Sikhs are shortlisted as finalists at The 2nd British Sikh Awards 2023 after hundreds of nominations received from across the country. The awards aim to recognise a wide range of achievements from inspiring individuals. This includes those who positively impact business, charity, sport, arts, culture, […]

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Police and retailers in Bradford launch campaign to address violence and abuse at the city centre

Image by West Yorkshire Police Police and retailers have teamed up to launch a campaign to tackle violence and abuse against shopworkers in Bradford city centre. ShopKind, which aims to discourage aggressive behaviour towards staff in shops and stores, is part of a national campaign backed by the Home Office. Bradford City Neighbourhood Policing team

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Yorkshire County Cricket Club hosts second annual Eid Milan event at Headingley Stadium

Image by yorkshireccc.com The Yorkshire County Cricket Club (YCCC) celebrated its second annual Eid Milan event at Headingley Stadium on Tuesday, 16 May, bringing communities together for a final celebration to mark the end of Ramadan 2023. More than 350 guests; including a number of community groups, dignitaries, members of Yorkshire’s professional squad, the Northern Diamonds,

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Sadiq Khan hails record-breaking housing delivery as he meets his promise to start 116,000 affordable homes for Londoners

Image by Greater London Authority The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has delivered record-breaking levels of affordable housing in a drive to safeguard the “soul of our city”. In a speech on 15 May, he confirmed that he has surpassed the target of starting 116,000 genuinely affordable homes for Londoners between 2015/16 and 2022/3, as well

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Kirklees College renews partnership with Yorkshire Asian Business Association

Image by Kirklees College Kirklees College has announced its renewed corporate partnership with Yorkshire Asian Business Association (YABA) this year. The partnership allows both the organisations to support and promote one another and will also see staff members from YABA working from the college as part of the partnership. The staff members already work for

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New figures reflect positive growth of cricket in England and Wales

Image by England and Wales Cricket Board New research published by the ECB highlights the health of cricket in England and Wales following growth in the number of fans, players, match attendances and TV viewers over recent years. The data was shared with representatives from the wider cricket community at the ECB’s 2023 AGM which

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Nurses from York Hospital come together to celebrate cultural diversity

Image by York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals Team members from all different parts of the world came together at York Hospital for a Festival of Culture where staff spent a week sharing, enjoying and learning about their colleagues\’ cultures earlier this month. York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has over 350 international nurses

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MPs criticise lack of information and unhelpful responses from Government on India trade negotiations

Image by UK Parliament The International Trade Committee published its report on UK trade negotiations with India last month. In their report, MPs noted that the briefings they received from Government on the negotiations, designed to inform the Committee’s all-important scrutiny, have been extremely limited in scope. Even requests for basic information were met with

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Great Waldingfield man found guilty of murdering wife and daughter

Image by Suffolk Constabulary A 47-year-old man has been convicted of murdering his wife and daughter at their home in Great Waldingfield last year. Peter Nash was found guilty of two counts of murder at Ipswich Crown Court today, Friday 12 May, following a four-week trial. Nash’s crimes were discovered on Thursday 8 September 2022,

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BBC presenter Nihal Arthanayake racially abused outside a pub in Manchester

Image by Instagram @therealnihal Popular British Asian BBC presenter Nihal Arthanayake, was racially abused outside a pub in Altrincham, Greater Manchester twice. According to reports, the incident, which occurred last month, happened when Arthanayake was waiting for his wife outside after watching the performance of a friend’s band. In a video released on Twitter, he

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